The Noise I Make

If you've been on this planet for any period of time, you've encountered noise...some good & some not so good. The not so good noise seems to permeate almost every aspect of life & what sucks is that most of this "noise" comes from people that surround us (I'm not excluding myself from sometimes being part of the noise-makers).

I'm reminded of a story I heard when I was a kid about this king who loved noise & regardless of what time it was, some sort of noise could be heard. He got this bright idea that he would command everyone to make a loud noise in unison & it would be the loudest noise ever. So he commanded that it be done & word spread of the decree. One guy got a bright idea that if he didn't make any noise, he would be able to hear what the loudest noise ever sounded like. To keep it short, he told a couple of his buddies & word began to spread of the plan. When the time came to make noise, everyone was silent because they wanted to hear the loudest noise ever. There was silence & the king soon realized how great silence was.

I don't want to be just another person adding to the noise. When you speak try to say something. It's better to be thought an idiot than to open your mouth & remove all doubt.

Murdoc